abstract：BACKGROUND:To explore why bicuspid aortic stenosis has certain clinical differences from the tricuspid morphology, we evaluated the metabolomics profile involved in bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) aortic stenosis prior to and after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in comparison with tricuspid aortic valve (TAV...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Xiong TY,Liu C,Liao YB,Zheng W,Li YJ,Li X,Ou Y,Wang ZJ,Wang X,Li CM,Zhao ZG,Feng Y,Liu XJ,Chen M

更新日期：2020-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are limited data regarding the impact of bioresorbable polymer drug eluting stent (BP-DES) compared to durable polymer drug eluting stent (DP-DES) in patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention using ultrathin stents in left main or bifurcations. METHODS:In the RAIN registry (ClinicalTria...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Iannaccone M,Barbero U,De Benedictis M,Imori Y,Quadri G,Trabattoni D,Ryan N,Venuti G,Montabone A,Wojakowski W,Rognoni A,Helft G,Parma R,De Luca L,Autelli M,Boccuzzi G,Mattesini A,Templin C,Cerrato E,Wańha W,Smolka

更新日期：2020-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Timely restoration of bloodflow acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) reduces myocardial damage and improves prognosis. The objective of this study was describe the association of demographic factors with hospitalisation rates for STEMI and time to angiography, Percutaneous Coronary Interv...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Taylor LK,Nelson MA,Gale M,Trevena J,Brieger DB,Winch S,Cretikos MA,Newman LA,Phung HN,Faddy SC,Kelly PM,Chant K

更新日期：2020-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) remodeling and adipocytokines are associated with structural remodeling in atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the role of omentin-1, a novel adipocytokine, in structural remodeling remains unknown. METHODS:Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and Masson's trichrome stains were used to...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Chen Y,Liu F,Han F,Lv L,Tang CE,Xie Z,Luo F

更新日期：2020-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) has been proposed as a vital protective factor in atherosclerosis. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the association between circulating HSP27 and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in individuals with type 2 diabetes and to determine whether HSP27 represents ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Wang X,Shi J,Lu B,Zhang W,Yang Y,Wen J,Hu R,Yang Z,Wang X

更新日期：2020-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) scheduled for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have an increased risk of contrast induced-acute kidney injury (CI-AKI). The effects of continuous use of metformin on kidney function are still controversial in...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Yu Q,Zhu JJ,Liu WX

更新日期：2020-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal denervation (RDN) targeting the sympathetic nerves in the renal arterial adventitia as a treatment of resistant hypertension can cause endothelial injury and vascular wall injury. This study aims to evaluate the risk of atherosclerosis induced by RDN in renal arteries. METHODS:A total of 15 minipigs w...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Su E,Zhao L,Yang X,Zhu B,Liu Y,Zhao W,Wang X,Qi D,Zhu L,Gao C

更新日期：2020-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systemic inflammation is an important feature of post-cardiac arrest syndrome (PCAS). This study was designed to determine whether the plasma concentrations of some circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines (interleukin-17 [IL-8], IL-22, IL-23 and IL-33) are of value in predicting the outcome of patients after ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Zhuang YG,Chen YZ,Zhou SQ,Peng H,Chen YQ,Li DJ

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long term β-blocker therapy after myocardial infarction (MI) reduces mortality and recurrent MI but evidence for this treatment predates contemporary acute coronary care. β-blocker treatment is a key quality of care indicator in the Swedish national quality register for acute coronary care, Riks-HIA. Between...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Hagsund T,Olsson SE,Smith JG,Madsen Hardig B,Wagner H

更新日期：2020-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aortic intramural hematoma is a life-threatening condition reported with increasing frequency. It can be classified into Stanford type A or B depending on whether the ascending or descending aorta are involved, respectively. However, the onset of acute type A aortic dissection following recovery of type B in...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Zhang K,Dong SB,Pan XD,Sun LZ

更新日期：2020-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the efficacy and safety of novel P2Y12 antagonists, including prasugrel or ticagrelor, has not been established relative to that of the clopidogrel-based triple-antiplatelet treatments (T...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Wang Z,Zhou DY,Su Y,Si LY,Xu Q

更新日期：2020-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gigantic left atrium is defined in the current literature as an excessive dilatation of the left atrium above 65mm. Chronic mitral valve disease is associated with the development of thrombus in the left atrium in up to 19% of all cases of mitral insufficiency and appropriate treatment must be initiated to p...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Masarova L,Novak J,Pesl M,Ondrasek J,Semenka J,Simarova E,Panovsky R

更新日期：2020-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identification of early signs of atherosclerosis in young adults have the potential to guide early interventions to prevent later cardiovascular disease. We therefore analyzed measures of vascular structure and function and biomarkers of cardiovascular risk in a sample of young healthy adults. METHODS:Pulse...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Pettersson-Pablo P,Cao Y,Bäckström T,Nilsson TK,Hurtig-Wennlöf A

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tobacco smoke is one of the most significant risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and damages in the myocardial tissue directly. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) has been used and is a promising tool to evaluate morphometry and cardiac function in humans. The objective of this study was to evaluate assoc...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Batista ANR,Garcia T,Franco EAT,Azevedo PS,Barbosa MF,Zornoff LAM,Minicucci MF,de Paiva SAR,Zucchi JW,de Godoy I,Tanni SE

更新日期：2020-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autophagy plays a crucial role in the pathological process of cardiovascular diseases. However, little is known about the pathological mechanism underlying autophagy regulation in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). METHODS:We explored whether up-regulating autophagy could improve cardiac function in mice with ex...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Jin B,Shi H,Zhu J,Wu B,Geshang Q

更新日期：2020-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 'My Experience of Taking Medicines' (MYMEDS) questionnaire is a self-reporting tool for identifying modifiable adherence barriers among individuals prescribed post-myocardial infarction (MI) secondary prevention medicines (SPM) in clinical practice. It was found to be a useful tool to support the conduct...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Khatib R,Patel N,Hall AS

更新日期：2020-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been reported that oral anticoagulation (OAC) is underused among Chinese patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOAC) have been recommended by recent guidelines and have been covered since 2017 by the Chinese medical insurance; thus, the ov...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Liu T,Yang HL,Gu L,Hui J,Omorogieva O,Ren MX,Wang XH

更新日期：2020-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aims to evaluate the ADL(activity of daily living) of patients with acute cerebral infarction through BI scoring, in order to observe its predictive value in the prognosis of these patients. METHODS:According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, patients with acute anterior circulation cerebr...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Li QX,Zhao XJ,Wang Y,Wang DL,Zhang J,Liu TJ,Peng YB,Fan HY,Zheng FX

更新日期：2020-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transesophageal echocardiography may be used to assess pulmonary veins for atrial fibrillation ablation. No study focused on the role of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in evaluating the diameter and anatomy of pulmonary veins. METHODS:Among 142 atrial fibrillation patients (57.7% men; mean age, 60.5) ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Dong QQ,Yang WY,Sun YP,Zhang Q,Chu G,Zhou GQ,Chen G,Chen SW,Liu SW,Wang F

更新日期：2019-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ticagrelor and clopidogrel, P2Y12 receptor antagonists, can prevent thrombotic events and are used to treat cardiovascular diseases such as acute coronary syndrome and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, in which inflammation is involved. Moreover, NF-B is the central regulator of inflammation. Thus, we s...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Jia Z,Huang Y,Ji X,Sun J,Fu G

更新日期：2019-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Due to increased CAD risk factors in Saudi Arabia, research on more feasible and predictive biomarkers is needed. We aimed to evaluate glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) as a predictor of CAD in low-risk profile non-diabetic patien...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Ewid M,Sherif H,Billah SMB,Saquib N,AlEnazy W,Ragab O,Enabi S,Rajab T,Awad Z,Abazid R

更新日期：2019-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is an uncommon finding in patients undergoing coronary angiography and acute myocardial infarction is an extremely uncommon condition in the presence of coronary artery ectasia. To date, 50 gene variants associated with coronary artery disease have been identified, but none appe...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Noori MR,Zhang B,Pan L

更新日期：2019-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with right ventricle metastasis without inferior vena cava and right atrium involvement is very rare and the prognosis of HCC with RV metastasis is generally poor. The mass in the cardiac chamber may lead to lethal instability of hemodynamics, however, the initial symptom is pr...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Zhang XT,Li Y,Ren SH,Ren WD,Song G,Xiao YJ,Sun FF,Sun L,Yang XH,Tan XY

更新日期：2019-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) uptake and adherence remain sub-optimal despite the apparent health benefits of modifying healthy behavior and slowing disease progression. eHealth is the use of information and communication technology (ICT) for health. eHealth lifestyle interventions and disease management have ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Su JJ,Yu DSF

更新日期：2019-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:After publication of the original article [1], we were notified that the name of the software mentioned in the Background section is TAONET and not Tao Net. ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Menéndez-Jándula B,García-Erce JA,Zazo C,Larrad-Mur L

更新日期：2019-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression often co-exists with non-cardiovascular morbid conditions. Whether this comorbidity increases the risk of cardiovascular disease has so far not been studied. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine if non-cardiovascular morbidity modifies the effect of depression on future risk of CVD. METHO...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Almas A,Moller J,Iqbal R,Lundin A,Forsell Y

更新日期：2019-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a controversy about the association between vitamin D and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The effect of serum 25-OH-vitD on the risk of CVDs was evaluated. METHODS:Major electronic databases including Scopus, Science Direct, and PubMed were searched. All prospective cohort studies on the relationsh...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Gholami F,Moradi G,Zareei B,Rasouli MA,Nikkhoo B,Roshani D,Ghaderi E

更新日期：2019-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs provide significant benefit for people with cardiovascular disease. Despite these benefits, such services are not universally available. We designed and evaluated a national home-based CR (HBCR) program in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The primary aim of the s...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Wakefield BJ,Drwal K,Paez M,Grover S,Franciscus C,Reisinger HS,Kaboli PJ,El Accaoui R

更新日期：2019-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We characterised the phenotypic consequence of genetic variation at the PCSK9 locus and compared findings with recent trials of pharmacological inhibitors of PCSK9. METHODS:Published and individual participant level data (300,000+ participants) were combined to construct a weighted PCSK9 gene-centric score ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Schmidt AF,Holmes MV,Preiss D,Swerdlow DI,Denaxas S,Fatemifar G,Faraway R,Finan C,Valentine D,Fairhurst-Hunter Z,Hartwig FP,Horta BL,Hypponen E,Power C,Moldovan M,van Iperen E,Hovingh K,Demuth I,Norman K,Steinhagen-

更新日期：2019-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) and Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are alarmingly increasing in low-income countries. Yet, very limited is known about the prevalence and risk factors associated with MetS in Ethiopia. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted among adult outpatients (N = 325) at St. Paul's H...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Solomon S,Mulugeta W

更新日期：2019-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:After publication of the original article [1], we were notified that an author's name is not complete. ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Lutschinger LL,Rigopoulos AG,Schlattmann P,Matiakis M,Sedding D,Schulze PC,Noutsias M

更新日期：2019-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:First-degree atrioventricular block (AVB) has traditionally been regarded as a benign condition but recent studies have challenged this conception. Prevalence of 1-2% have been reported in developed countries in Asia. However, no epidemiologic studies have established the prevalence of first-degree AVB in de...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Du Z,Xing L,Lin M,Tian Y,Jing L,Yan H,Zhang B,Liu S,Yu S,Sun Y

更新日期：2019-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colchicine has been used as anti-inflammatory agent in pericardial effusion (PE). We sought to perform a meta-analysis of randomized trials assessing the efficacy and safety of colchicine in patients with pericarditis or postpericardiotomy syndrome (PPS). METHODS:In the systematic literature search followin...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Lutschinger LL,Rigopoulos AG,Schlattmann P,Matiakis M,Sedding D,Schulze PC,Noutsias M

更新日期：2019-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies on the growth rates of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in Chinese population have been conducted; however, this issue remains unclear. The aim of this study is to systematically review published data of the AAA growth rates among people in China. METHODS:We conducted a comprehensive search o...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Huang T,Liu S,Huang J,Xu B,Bai Y,Wang W

更新日期：2019-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Premature infants may present with damage to the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which may be related to poorer neurological development. Among the techniques used to evaluate the ANS, heart rate variability (HRV) emerged as a simple, non-invasive, and easy to apply tool. The aim of the present study was to ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： de Souza Filho LFM,de Oliveira JCM,Ribeiro MKA,Moura MC,Fernandes ND,de Sousa RD,Pedrino GR,Rebelo ACS

更新日期：2019-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Swallow or deglutition syncope is an unusual type of neurally-mediated syncope associated with life-threatening bradyarrhythmia and hypotension. It is a difficult condition to diagnose with commonly delayed diagnosis and management. There is lack of review articles that elucidate the basic demographics, clin...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Siew KSW,Tan MP,Hilmi IN,Loch A

更新日期：2019-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is an effective therapeutic strategy for coronary heart disease (CHD). Myocardial longitudinal strain echocardiography with 2D speckle tracking could obtain ventricular function with better accuracy and reliability than the left ventricular ejection fraction. The a...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Gozdzik A,Letachowicz K,Grajek BB,Plonek T,Obremska M,Jasinski M,Gozdzik W

更新日期：2019-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed at investigating the CV health and CV disease knowledge in terms of LS7 score among 3 age groups in Hong Kong. METHODS:A cross-sectional multicenter observational study was conducted to observe the CV health and disease risk knowledge in Hong Kong. Elderly subjects were recruited from 15 el...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Lee VWY,Fong FYH,Cheng FWT,Yan BPY

更新日期：2019-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The patient self-management (PSM) is an effective approach for controlling the international normalized ratio, INR, within the therapeutic range. Nevertheless, most of the literature derives from randomized clinical trials, and no from routine clinical practice. The main objective of the present study was to...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Menéndez-Jándula B,García-Erce JA,Zazo C,Larrad-Mur L

更新日期：2019-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) without balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) in a real-world setting through a patient-level meta-analysis. METHODS:The meta-analysis included patients of three European multicenter, prospective, observational registry studies that com...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Ashauer JO,Bonaros N,Kofler M,Schymik G,Butter C,Romano M,Bapat V,Strauch J,Schröfel H,Busjahn A,Deutsch C,Bramlage P,Kurucova J,Thoenes M,Baldus S,Rudolph TK

更新日期：2019-07-19 00:00:00